Top 10 Wimbledon Moments

American John Isner and France's Nicolas Mahut took part in an epic battle at Wimbledon on June 21-22, a match that stretched over two days. After 9 hours and 58 minutes, the two players had 193 aces and hit 435 winners. The match was suspended at 59-59 in the fifth set on June 22 due to darkness.

Andy Roddick had his serve broken one time in 77 games during the 2009 final, and one time was all Roger Federer needed to win his record-setting 15th Grand Slam title. In an epic 4-hour-16- minute-affair, Federer won 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6,16-14 to eclipse Pete Sampras on the all-time Slam list.

"This is the greatest match I've ever seen," said John McEnroe. The match -- the longest men's final in Wimbledon history -- was a 4-hour, 48-minute, twice-rain-delayed, five-set spectacle between the world's two most skilled players at the peak of their abilities. At the conclusion, the second-ranked Nadal achieved his first Wimbledon championship, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7, while preventing the top-ranked Federer from winning his record sixth in a row.Send comments to siwriters@simail.com

To earn a chance at her first Grand Slam title, it was only fitting that 20-year-old Venus' semifinal match aligned her against younger sister Serena, who had won her first major at the U.S. Open the year before. Venus ousted Serena in straight sets in a powerful display of tennis. Venus then defeated defending champion Lindsay Davenport in the finals to become the first black women's champion at Wimbledon since Althea Gibson.

Martina Navratilova entered the final against Conchita Martinez hoping to make it 10 Wimbledon titles. But the younger Martinez outplayed the legendary Navratilova, winning in three sets. Poignantly, Martina grabbed a few pieces of grass on her way out and announced her retirement from singles play shortly thereafter.

With tears of joy streaming down his face, Andre Agassi collapsed onto Wimbledon's Centre Court -- he had just won Wimbledon and his first Grand Slam title. Agassi, then 22, withstood a five-set onslaught of serving from eighth-seeded Goran Ivanisevic in the final.

In 1985, 17-year-old Boris Becker, a virtual unknown, exploded onto the scene at Wimbledon, where his powerful serve, endless energy and charisma soon made him a star. By defeating Kevin Curren in the final, Becker became the youngest male Grand Slam singles champion (17 years, 7 months).

In a true clash of opposites, the stoic Bjorn Borg and his baseline game butted against the emotional John McEnroe and his net mastery, a rematch of the previous year's U.S. Open won by McEnroe. This epic test of endurance was highlighted by a 22-minute tiebreaker in which McEnroe fended off five match points to claim the fourth set 18-16. Yet Borg persevered to win the deciding fifth set, claiming his fifth straight Wimbledon crown.

Days shy of his 32nd birthday, Arthur Ashe faced off against the heavily favored Jimmy Connors, the 22-year-old defending champ. Ashe kept Connors off guard all match with a mix of pace and angles, winning in four sets. The victory was Ashe's first Wimbledon title and third Grand Slam overall, but more than that, the victory made him the first black male player to win the championship.

Sealing the title on her sixth match point, Margaret Court outlasted Billie Jean King 14-12, 11-9 in a two-hour, 28-minute match. Court would go on to win the Grand Slam that year, making her the second of only three women to accomplish that feat (Maureen Connolly Brinker, Steffi Graf).